Can we do more than chase cephalopods that our amazing contributors are finding? Yes, we can!
In many seas around the world, cuttlefish go through a yearly migration from the deeper waters, ~100m, when the sea surface temperatures...
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Gavan Cooke
- May 24, 2019
- 2 min
Some more info on the citzen science project
Aims: 1) To collect data for wild cephalopods from areas where data is missing 2) To make SCUBA divers aware of how best to interact with...
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Nefertiti Roldán Wong
- May 22, 2019
- 2 min
Finding octopus dens
Octopuses are famous for their camouflage skills; however, they are also very good at hiding in shelters or dens. Apparently, each...
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Gavan Cooke
- May 18, 2019
- 3 min
Playa de Balandra
As the only non-Mexican on this project, and also the blog writer, I have the scary prospect of describing the uniqueness of the primary...
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Gavan Cooke
- May 13, 2019
- 1 min
The disappearance of the Humbolt Squid (Dosidicus gigas).
Another important and incredibly valuable use of the Trident ROV will be to work in much deeper waters. The Gulf of California (more...
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Gavan Cooke
- May 11, 2019
- 1 min
Beach trapping
Light trapping as these beaches and shallow waters have so much to offer, we are not missing the opportunity to investigate as much as we...
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Gavan Cooke
- May 8, 2019
- 2 min
Shell dwelling octopuses
Nefer, and her colleagues at CICIMAR, had knowledge about the shell dwelling octopuses presence in the region for a long time and had...
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Gavan Cooke
- May 8, 2019
- 1 min
A few more bits about the octopuses and our research
O. fitchi and P. digueti inhabit the tidal and subtidal waters off the coast of La Paz, Mexico, and surrounding area. The two species are...
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Gavan Cooke
- May 7, 2019
- 1 min
Team projects
The team in this project also run a citizen science project for cephalopod observations and amazingly, the amazing citizens and students...
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Gavan Cooke
- May 5, 2019
- 1 min
The Secret Lives of Shell Dwelling Octopuses
In the beaches of Balandra, La Paz, Mexico, two species of octopus hide away in shells. In another part of the world, octopuses are using...
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Gavan Cooke
- May 5, 2019
- 1 min
Tool use in Octopuses
Octopuses are well known for their incredible abilities, they can change their appearance instantaneously, hunt with other species and...
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Christian Drerup
- Oct 24, 2018
- 1 min
Aliens of the Sea: Filming Cephalopods
Cephalopods, such as cuttlefish, squid and octopus, belong with their alien-like appearance to the most popular animals for both...
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